VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 196839, VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0, and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0, when Virtual-8086 mode is used, do not properly set the exception code upon a page fault (aka #PF) exception, which allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by specifying a crafted value for the cs register.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-25 (VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Player, Server,       and Workstation. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for       details.
  Impact :

    Local users may be able to gain escalated privileges, cause a Denial of       Service, or gain sensitive information.
    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,       possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial       of Service. Remote attackers also may be able to spoof DNS traffic, read       arbitrary files, or inject arbitrary web script to the VMware Server       Console.
    Furthermore, guest OS users may be able to execute arbitrary code on the       host OS, gain escalated privileges on the guest OS, or cause a Denial of       Service (crash the host OS).
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

A VMware product (Workstation, Player, ACE, or Server) detected on the remote host has a privilege escalation vulnerability.  Page fault exceptions are not handled properly, which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges within the guest VM.  This vulnerability reportedly does not affect the host system.

a. Mishandled exception on page faults

   An improper setting of the exception code on page faults may allow    for local privilege escalation on the guest operating system. This    vulnerability does not affect the host system.

   VMware would like to thank Tavis Ormandy and Julien Tinnes of the    Google Security Team for reporting this issue to us.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)    has assigned the name CVE-2009-2267 to this issue.

b. Directory Traversal vulnerability

   A directory traversal vulnerability allows for remote retrieval of    any file from the host system. In order to send a malicious request,    the attacker will need to have access to the network on which the    host resides.

   VMware would like to thank Justin Morehouse and Jason Kratzer for    independently reporting this issue to us.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)    has assigned the name CVE-2009-3733 to this issue.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
62383	GLSA-201209-25 : VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
42308	VMware Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (VMSA-2009-0015)	Nessus	Windows	high
42289	VMSA-2009-0015 : VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues	Nessus	VMware ESX Local Security Checks	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2009-2267

high

Tenable Plugins

medium

high

medium